Transcript What We Learn - Lago Vista ISD

A few of the things
we learn during the
school year.
The 5th Grade Team
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The 5th grade teachers this year are:
 Denna
Fell
 Rachel Canafax
 Teresa Graham
 M K Hernandez
 Tyler Simons
 Shanna Tinnain
Our Grading Policy
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5th grade grading policy:
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grades will be weighted equally
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Homework, quizzes and tests will be graded the same
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However, if there is a big project we have been working
on or a large unit that we have been working on, we
might give that assignment a double grade. We will let
you know ahead of time if an assignment or test will
count twice in our grade books.
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Some assignments can and will be graded in more than
one subject. Example: a writing paper could be given a
grade for content, grammar and spelling of known
words.
5th grade is an exciting
year full of new
experiences and
responsibilities.
The following slide show
will show the major
topics and skills that
will be taught by the
5th grade teachers in
Lago Vista during the
school year.
What is taught?
The following slides give you an overview of
what your child is taught in each of the
core academic areas at Lago Vista
Elementary School.
Social Studies
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Exploration to America
Colonial America
The Road to the Revolution
The Revolution that Changed the World
Westward Expansion
A Nation Divided
Reuniting the Nation
Entering the World Stage
Conflict Abroad and Home
The United States Today
Science
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Physical Properties of Matter
Energy
Natural Resources
Forces that Shape the Earth
Earth and Moon
Learned and Inherited Traits
Adaptive Traits and Survival
Cycles
Experimental Design
Mathematics
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Place Value- Whole Number and Decimals
Operations & Operations with Measurement
Relationships- Factors and Primes
Relationships- Equations and Data Organizers
Fractions
Probability
Measurement
Geometry
Statistics
Data Collection and Analysis
Language Arts / Reading
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Speaking for a purpose
Word identification
Fluency
Variety of texts
Vocabulary development
Comprehension
Text structures/literary concepts
Inquiry/research
Cultural awareness
Language Arts / Writing
Purposes
 Penmanship/ Capitalization/ Punctuation
 Spelling proficiently
 Grammar usage
 Writing Process
 Writing to inquire and research
 Connections to writing
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The state of Texas established standards that all
students are expected to master in multiple
course areas each year. These standards are
known as the Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills or TEKS.
In the following slides, you will find more details of
what your child will be learning in 5th grade at
Lago Vista Elementary School.
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In Grade 5, students refine and master previously
learned knowledge and skills in increasingly complex
presentations, reading selections, and written
compositions. Fifth grade students can identify a
speaker's persuasive technique such as promises, dares,
and flattery in presentations. Students read from classic
and contemporary selections and informational text. Fifth
grade students are able to judge the internal consistency
or logic of stories and texts. Students recognize the way
an author organizes information and engage in more
sophisticated analysis of characters, plots, and settings.
English Language Arts (cont)
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Fifth grade students are able to select and use different
forms of writing for specific purposes such as to inform,
persuade, or entertain. Students vary sentence structure
and use conjunctions to connect ideas. Students are able
to use literary devices such as suspense, dialogue, and
figurative language in their writing. Fifth grade students
edit their writing based on their knowledge of grammar
and usage, spelling, punctuation, and other conventions
of written language. Students produce final, error-free
pieces of written composition on a regular basis. Fifth
grade students search out multiple texts to complete
research reports or projects. Students use visuals to
support their research projects.
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Within a well-balanced mathematics curriculum, the primary focal points at
Grade 5 are comparing and contrasting lengths, areas, and volumes of two- or
three-dimensional geometric figures; representing and interpreting data in
graphs, charts, and tables; and applying whole number operations in a variety
of contexts.
Throughout mathematics in Grades 3-5, students build a foundation of basic
understandings in number, operation, and quantitative reasoning; patterns,
relationships, and algebraic thinking; geometry and spatial reasoning;
measurement; and probability and statistics. Students use algorithms for
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as generalizations connected to
concrete experiences; and they concretely develop basic concepts of fractions
and decimals. Students use appropriate language and organizational structures
such as tables and charts to represent and communicate relationships, make
predictions, and solve problems. Students select and use formal language to
describe their reasoning as they identify, compare, and classify two- or threedimensional geometric figures; and they use numbers, standard units, and
measurement tools to describe and compare objects, make estimates, and solve
application problems. Students organize data, choose an appropriate method to
display the data, and interpret the data to make decisions and predictions and
solve problems.
Mathematics (cont)
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Throughout mathematics in Grades 3-5, students develop numerical fluency
with conceptual understanding and computational accuracy. Students in
Grades 3-5 use knowledge of the base-ten place value system to compose
and decompose numbers in order to solve problems requiring precision,
estimation, and reasonableness. By the end of Grade 5, students know
basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and are using
them to work flexibly, efficiently, and accurately with numbers during
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division computation.
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Problem solving, language and communication, connections within and
outside mathematics, and formal and informal reasoning underlie all
content areas in mathematics. Throughout mathematics in Grades 3-5,
students use these processes together with technology and other
mathematical tools such as manipulative materials to develop conceptual
understanding and solve meaningful problems as they do mathematics.
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In Grade 5, the study of science includes planning and implementing field
and laboratory investigations using scientific methods, analyzing
information, making informed decisions, and using tools such as nets and
cameras to collect and record information. Students also use computers and
information technology tools to support scientific investigations.
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As students learn science skills, they identify structures and functions of
Earth systems including the crust, mantle, and core and the effect of
weathering on landforms. Students learn that growth, erosion, and
dissolving are examples of how some past events have affected present
events. Students learn about magnetism, physical states of matter, and
conductivity as properties that are used to classify matter. In addition,
students learn that light, heat, and electricity are all forms of energy.
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Students learn that adaptations can improve the survival of members of a
species, and they explore an organism's niche within an ecosystem.
Students continue the study of organisms by exploring a variety of traits
that are inherited by offspring from their parents and study examples of
learned characteristics.
Science (cont)
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Science is a way of learning about the natural world. Students should know how
science has built a vast body of changing and increasing knowledge described
by physical, mathematical, and conceptual models, and also should know that
science may not answer all questions.
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A system is a collection of cycles, structures, and processes that interact.
Students should understand a whole in terms of its components and how these
components relate to each other and to the whole. All systems have basic
properties that can be described in terms of space, time, energy, and matter.
Change and constancy occur in systems and can be observed and measured as
patterns. These patterns help to predict what will happen next and can change
over time.
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Investigations are used to learn about the natural world. Students should
understand that certain types of questions can be answered by investigations,
and that methods, models, and conclusions built from these investigations
change as new observations are made. Models of objects and events are tools
for understanding the natural world and can show how systems work. They
have limitations and based on new discoveries are constantly being modified to
more closely reflect the natural world.
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In Grade 5, students learn about the history of the
United States from its early beginnings to the present
with a focus on colonial times through the 20th century.
Historical content includes the colonial and revolutionary
periods, the establishment of the United States, and
issues that led to the Civil War. An overview of major
events and significant individuals of the late-19th
century and the 20th century is provided. Students learn
about a variety of regions in the United States that result
from physical features and human activity and identify
how people adapt to and modify the environment.
Students explain the characteristics and benefits of the
free enterprise system and describe economic activities
in the United States.
Social Studies (cont)
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Students identify the roots of representative government
in this nation as well as the important ideas in the
Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Students recite and explain the meaning of the Pledge of
Allegiance. Students examine the importance of effective
leadership in a democratic society and identify important
leaders in the national government. Students examine
fundamental rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
Students describe customs and celebrations of various
racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the nation and
identify the contributions of famous inventors and
scientists. Students use critical-thinking skills including
sequencing, categorizing, and summarizing information
and drawing inferences and conclusions.
Social Studies (cont)
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To support the teaching of the essential knowledge and skills, the
use of a variety of rich primary and secondary source material such
as biographies; novels; speeches and letters; and poetry, songs, and
artworks is encouraged. Selections may include Yankee Doodle.
Motivating resources are also available from museums, historical
sites, presidential libraries, and local and state preservation
societies.
The eight strands of the essential knowledge and skills for social
studies are intended to be integrated for instructional purposes with
the history and geography strands establishing a sense of time and
a sense of place. Skills listed in the geography and social studies
skills strands in subsection (b) of this section should be incorporated
into the teaching of all essential knowledge and skills for social
studies. A greater depth of understanding of complex content
material can be attained when integrated social studies content
from the various disciplines and critical-thinking skills are taught
together.
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The technology applications curriculum has four strands:
foundations, information acquisition, work in solving problems, and
communication.
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Through the study of technology applications foundations, including
technology-related terms, concepts, and data input strategies,
students learn to make informed decisions about technologies and
their applications. The efficient acquisition of information includes
the identification of task requirements; the plan for using search
strategies; and the use of technology to access, analyze, and
evaluate the acquired information. By using technology as a tool
that supports the work of individuals and groups in solving
problems, students will select the technology appropriate for the
task, synthesize knowledge, create a solution, and evaluate the
results. Students communicate information in different formats and
to diverse audiences. A variety of technologies will be used.
Students will analyze and evaluate the results.
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Fifth graders are required to take the
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(TAKs) test during the year.
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Each fifth graders is required to pass the
reading and math TAKs test in order to be
promoted to the sixth grade.
Testing Dates
for 5th grade
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The following dates are set by the State of
Texas Board of Education.
 Reading
- March 3, 2009 (1st attempt)
 Math – April 7, 2009 (1st attempt)
 Science – April 30, 2009
 Reading
– April 29, 2009 (2nd attempt)
 Math – May 19, 2009 ( 2nd attempt)
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Math – June 30, 2009 (3rd attempt)
Reading – July 1, 2009 (3rd attempt)
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Fifth grade students have three
opportunities to pass the Grade 5 TAKS
reading and math test. If a student does
not pass one or both tests, the student
will be given additional instruction after
each testing opportunity. Parents will be
notified if their child does not pass a TAKS
test that is required for promotion.
Parent Tips
to Prepare for Success
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Early in the year, review your child’s 4th grade progress
and test results with the 5th grade teacher to determine
if extra help is needed in reading or math.
Reinforce what your child is learning in school by asking
questions about classroom and homework assignments.
Keep in contact with your child’s teacher throughout the
year. If your child seems to be struggling, ask the
teacher about tutoring programs or other forms of
available assistance.
Parent Tips
Subject Specific
Reading
• Read and discuss a variety of materials with your child.
Help your child understand the meanings of new words.
Ask who, what where, when and why questions to help
your child understand the main idea, purpose and
meaning of what is read.
• Help your child make connections between personal
experience and the events and characters in a story. Ask
if a story is similar to other stories and why.
• Work with the teacher and librarian to identify
appropriate material that will interest your child.
Parent Tips
Subject Specific
Math
• Encourage your child to talk about the steps used when solving a
math problem.
• Play math games with your child by asking questions that combine
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to encourage
thinking about how numbers work together to form new numbers.
• Ask questions about what is represented in the tables and graphs
found in different sections of magazines and newspapers, such as
the weather page.
• Find ways to incorporate math skills into everyday situations like
shopping, counting money, adding and comparing prices on a menu,
measuring ingredients for cooking, doing home repairs and
estimating time and distance when traveling.
Things We Do In 5th Grade
Fifth graders are encouraged to participate
in many activities during the year. Some of
these are: safety patrol, flag duty and
morning announcements.
 Other volunteer activities include: running
club, computer club, UIL academic
activities, and the Bluebonnet Reading
Challenge.
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More things 5th grader will do
In the past, 5th graders have had many projects
and activities that they are required to
participate.
 Some of these are: science fair / inventor fair
projects, PTA performance (American History
play), and reading projects.
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Fun Things We Do
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Fifth grade is all work,
but we do tend to
play while we learn.
Fun Things We Do
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Some of the fun learning
activities we have done in
the past are: squid
dissection lab,
classification of powders
lab, Port Aransas trip to
study marine life habitats,
Ocean Week, Culture Day
/ Career Day and many
investigation math
activities to solve
problems logically.
In Conclusion
*Check your child’s assignment
book daily for homework
assignments, upcoming tests, and
projects.
*Please look for weekly
newsletters (in Friday Folders)
from your child’s homeroom
teacher about upcoming activities
and projects.
*Feel free to call or e-mail your
child’s teacher if you have any
questions or concerns at
512-267-8340 or
[email protected]